diff --git a/ibc/client/types/client.go b/ibc/client/types/client.go
index fb74383f1..27cb74171 100644
--- a/ibc/client/types/client.go
+++ b/ibc/client/types/client.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	statusInnerPayload struct{}
 	statusPayload      struct {
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) Initialise(clientStore modules.ProvableStore, consensusSt
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	verifyMembershipInnerPayload struct {
 		Height           modules.Height            `json:"height"`
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) VerifyMembership(
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	verifyNonMembershipInnerPayload struct {
 		Height           modules.Height            `json:"height"`
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) VerifyNonMembership(
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	checkForMisbehaviourInnerPayload struct {
 		ClientMessage clientMessage `json:"client_message"`
diff --git a/ibc/client/types/update.go b/ibc/client/types/update.go
index a9349d211..1fefaea0a 100644
--- a/ibc/client/types/update.go
+++ b/ibc/client/types/update.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pokt-network/pocket/shared/modules"
 )
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	clientMessage struct {
 		Header       *Header       `json:"header,omitempty"`
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) VerifyClientMessage(clientStore modules.ProvableStore, cl
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	updateStateInnerPayload struct {
 		ClientMessage clientMessage `json:"client_message"`
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) UpdateState(clientStore modules.ProvableStore, clientMsg
 	return clientMsg.(*Header).Height, nil
 }
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	updateStateOnMisbehaviourInnerPayload struct {
 		ClientMessage clientMessage `json:"client_message"`
diff --git a/ibc/client/types/upgrade.go b/ibc/client/types/upgrade.go
index d8ab9015b..9f89e06da 100644
--- a/ibc/client/types/upgrade.go
+++ b/ibc/client/types/upgrade.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pokt-network/pocket/shared/modules"
 )
 
+//nolint:unused // types defined for future use
 type (
 	verifyUpgradeAndUpdateStateInnerPayload struct {
 		UpgradeClientState         modules.ClientState    `json:"upgrade_client_state"`
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func (cs *ClientState) VerifyUpgradeAndUpdateState(
 	upgradedConsState modules.ConsensusState,
 	proofUpgradeClient, proofUpgradeConsState []byte,
 ) error {
+	//nolint:gocritic // Commented out code is for future us
 	/*
 		wasmUpgradeClientState, ok := upgradedClient.(*ClientState)
 		if !ok {